MATT HIRES - WHEN I WAS YOUNG CHORDS

Capo: 2 Tuning:

CAPO ON 2 Chords (these are the fingerings I’m used to, but if you prefer others, try them out!) D — x00232 Dsus4 — (after D chord) hammer on e string: x00232 to x00233 G — 320033 G* — hammer on A string: 300033 to G (320033) Bm — 224432 A — x02220 Em — 022000 Gadd9 — 320035 (just play a regular G if this is too much of a stretch) Dsus2 — hammer on E string: x00230 to D (x00232) Intro: D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

When I w^Das young there w^Gas fire ^Din my lungs, and I ju^Bmst wanted someon^Ae to lis^G*ten ^DSome ears to ignite with^G my pen and my t^Dongue, Well I k^Bmnew it was all j^Aust a wi^G*sh… Bm A G* … But that don’t mean it couldn’t exist

^DJust seventeen, yeah I g^Gave up m^Dy gun to play ^Bmmy guitar in the^A trenche^G*s So I san^Dg in the face of a man-e^Gating su^Dn, That Flo^Bmrida hea^At is a b^G*itch, But I wo^Bmuldn’t trade not^Ahing for^D it

[Intro]

^G*When I was young^D… ^G*When I was young^D… I got myself bro^Ake and beat down^G, but st^Dood up left too many wo^Ards on the tip o^Gf my ton^Dgue, But oh, I was si^Anging at the top^G of my l^Bmungs, G* … every night.

^DSpinning wheels turning,^G I fell into lov^De, swallowe^Bmd up in a sea of^A forgive^Gness, I’ve got a crook^Ded killer heart, I’ve got^G, bastard blood,^D But my G^Bmod, oh m^Ay God, I^G forget, And you ^Bmkeep paying for these se^Acond-han^Dd sins

^GWhen I was young^D… ^GWhen I was young^D… I was hiding in ^Acorners to stay ^Gout of s^Dight Giving my best b^Aut still falling^G behind ^D A D Bm A But^G I was reborn in the dust and the pines, oh my… When I w^Das young

^BmOh and now I’m, getting ^Gpushed and pulled apart ^D ^BmAnd I don’t know, where ^Git ends or where it star^Dts And all of those neon li^Emghts, outside of my wind^Gow Tell me it’s not^Em eleven yet, it’s getting close,^G though And now I just d^Bmon’t kno^Aw what… ^Gto do ^Gadd9

^DThen I said, “Matt, you just got^Gta get b^Dack to those^Bm nights when you^A sat on ^Gthe cause-way” All you ^Dhad was six strings and ^Ga heart ^Dthat beat and you ^Bmknew that it had^A to mean somethi^Gng, Yeah, yo^Bmu knew that it h^Aad to mean somet^Ghing, Bm A G (A)  I just knew it was better than nothing,

^GWhen I was young^D… ^GWhen I was young^D… We played rock and roll ^Amusic on^G broken ^Dguitars, Spent the whole night la^Aying out^G under s^Dtars, She told me she loved me^A with her hand o^Gn her he^Dart, Now I’m turning these pa^Ages and holding ^Gon tight^D

Living this life^A like I’^Gm never ^Dgonna die, Living this life^A like I’^Gm never ^Dgonna die, A G Bm A ^GLiving t^Gadd9his life like I’m never gonna die, die, die… ^DWhen I w^Dsus4as young^D ^Dsus2 ^D

Listen to the record to determine when to hammer on the Dsus4 and the G* chords. The chords in parentheses are optional. I hope this made sense, this is the first tab I’ve ever posted. Leave any suggestions in the comments (or email me at ronsaninja@gmail.com) and I’ll see what I can do!

Matt Hires - When i was young